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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Clarita Carlos admits she doesn't know who Taylor Swift is

Clarita Carlos admits she doesn't know who Taylor Swift is

Published Jan 12, 2024 02:56 am

At A Glance

  • It looks like former national security adviser Clarita Carlos woke up one day confused with all this fuss on the Internet about Taylor Swift.
  • Carlos, 76, is House Speaker Martin Romualdez's chief policy adviser on security and defense concerns.

Screenshot_20240112-080944_Facebook.jpg(Screenshot from Clarita Carlos' Facebook)

It looks like former national security adviser Clarita Carlos woke up one day confused with all this fuss on the Internet about Taylor Swift.


The problem is, Carlos doesn't know a darn thing about Swift, or so she claims. "Sino si Taylor Swift? Huli yata ako sa basically...(Who is Taylor Swift? I may not be up-to-date with news...)," she wrote on Facebook Thursday, Jan. 11.

Luckily, Carlos' followers were more than happy to tell her about the American singer-songwriter and millennial icon.

"I love her, Ma'am. She entered the music industry as a sweet young girl catapulted into the spotlight via You Tube. She is now an independent woman who takes a stand on many social issues," Lorelyn Galarrita Turtosa-Dumaug wrote in reply to Carlos' post.

"Once you get to know her,I am sure you will like her. I even support her reaction to a joke made about her," Dumaug further told the retired political science professor.

"Maybe a generational thing… she has a nice face..," Carlos replied.

The joke Dumaug was referring to was the one cracked by Filipino-American stand-up comic Jo Koy during his recent hosting of the Golden Globes. Swift, who attended the event, gave Jo Koy what has been described as a death glare as result.

Meanwhile, other commenters on Carlos' original post had more creative ways to describe Swift.

"Sya po yung ginawang diary of her exes ang mga kanta nya. 😝 (She's the one who turns her songs into a diary of her exes)," wrote Tutit.

Netizen Reggie Dumpit said: "Sya po yong gumagawa ng kanta kapag napipikon hahaha kaya abangan ang kanta nya para kay Jo Koy."

(She's the wrong who write songs when she gets mad about something hahaha that's why we should wait for her song on Jo Koy.)

Merlyn Puertas Montilla Escalante gave a hasher take on the recording star in light of the latter’s viral Golden Globes reaction.

"She's a billionaire that can't take a joke, sorry swifties that's The fact. 😂🙏," said Escalante, who herself attracted commenters because of her remark.

One of them was Kathleen Domincil, who shot back at Escalante: "Maybe the reason why TS took it that way was because she was tired of being humiliated at every event by the host, using her name as a punchline, and so on."

Carlos, 76, is House Speaker Martin Romualdez's chief policy adviser on security and defense concerns.

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